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Grace Mae “Frank” Francis Cole

Birth	:	18 Dec 1917 Francisco, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Death	:	11 Jun 2009 Malvern, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
Burial	:	Gallian Francis Family Cemetery, Francisco, Stokes County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.5122000, -80.3584000
Description	:	MALVERN, AR ~ Grace Francis "Frank" Cole, 91, died Thursday, June 11, 2009. A memorial will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 14, at Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville. J. A. Funk Funeral Home. (Winston-Salem Journal (NC) ~ June 13, 2009) Frank (Grace Francis) Cole, age 91, of Malvern, died Thursday, June 11, 2009, at her home. She was born on December 18, 1917, in Francisco, North Carolina, to the late Robert E. Lee and Dovie Lee Lawrence Francis. Reared and educated in North Carolina, she pursued a course... Read More	MALVERN, AR ~ Grace Francis "Frank" Cole, 91, died Thursday, June 11, 2009. A memorial will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 14, at Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville. J. A. Funk Funeral Home. (Winston-Salem Journal (NC) ~ June 13, 2009) Frank (Grace Francis) Cole, age 91, of Malvern, died Thursday, June 11, 2009, at her home. She was born on December 18, 1917, in Francisco, North Carolina, to the late Robert E. Lee and Dovie Lee Lawrence Francis. Reared and educated in North Carolina, she pursued a course of study in nursing and received her degree while an associate at City Hospital in Winston-Salem. She later became a nurse-anesthetist after completing courses in Arizona and at UAMS in Little Rock. Frank served in the profession from 1938 until 1975 when she was honored with a retirement party at the Hamilton House by members of the Hot Spring County Medical Society. She was the widow of the late Dr. John W. Cole, to whom she was married on November 18, 1937, in Martinsville, Virginia. He preceded her in death on June 17, 1982. She traveled extensively during her lifetime, having visited all 50 states, and had toured all seven continents, riding elephants in India and camels in Egypt. With family members holding public office, Frank had been extremely active in many political campaigns. She had marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Oxford, Mississippi, during the Civil Rights Movement. She was a member of Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville, Arkansas, and was Past Worthy Matron for the Grant County Order of the Eastern Star. Her survivors include a son, Judge John W. Cole, and his wife Mary of Sheridan; two daughters: Dr. Robin Glass, and her husband James of Arkadelphia, and former Senator Charlie Cole Chaffin and her husband Sam of Benton; a sister, Louise Palmer of Francisco; six grandchildren: John Lee Cole, Cole Chaffin, Marty Maier, Dr. Grace Aikman, Jamie Dalton, and Rachel Glass; ten great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Frank was also preceded in death by a son, Jim Frank Cole, USMC; a granddaughter, Patty Chaffin; and six brothers: Luke, George, Dewey, Roland, Robert, and Graham Francis. A memorial service will be held at two o'clock, Sunday afternoon, June 14, 2009, in the sanctuary of Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville with Brother Ed McDonald, her nephew, and Brother Neal Pumphrey officiating. Davis Creek Baptist Church will provide music for the service. A reception will follow the service at the church.

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Grace Mae “Frank” Francis Cole's memorial is located at: Gallian Francis Family Cemetery, Francisco, Stokes County, USA.
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Grace Mae “Frank” Francis Cole death on 11 Jun 2009 in Malvern, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
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Latitude: 36.5122000
Longitude: -80.3584000

Family Members:

Parent

Robert Edward Lee Francis

(1882 - 1935)

Dovie Lee Lawrence Francis

(1889 - 1972)

Siblings

Luther Edgar “Luke” Francis

(1908 - 1970)

George Grover Francis

(1911 - 1919)

Paul Dewey Francis

(1913 - 1915)

Walter Graham Francis

(1915 - 1955)

Robert Francis

(1920 - 1920)

Roland Lee Francis

(1925 - 1930)

Ella Louise Francis Palmer

(1928 - 2019)

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